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2010 Concours d’Elegance | 1985 VW Vanagon
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A one man restoration job. The man with the spanner. 2010 Concours d’Elegance. September 26, 2010. An absolutely smashing event! So hopefully my van will be ready for next year🙂. But hands down, the stars of the show were the bikes! Unbelievable stuff and I got to meet my future bike, BMW F800GS even though strictly speaking I will get the BMW F800R. So no repair job on this post, just reporting on my inspiration seeking adventure at the 2010 Access Kenya Concours d’Elegance. Great event. Korir thats an...
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VW Vanagon squeaking A-Arm bushes | 1985 VW Vanagon
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A one man restoration job. The man with the spanner. VW Vanagon squeaking A-Arm bushes. September 26, 2011. Any Vanagon owner must rank this as one of the most annoying things with Vanagons. The solution is a cocktail of measures as explained in this wonderful article. From the GoWesty website. Followed instructions in it and my van now sounds great. By that I mean it does not sound anymore. I also recommend that you take a look at the wonderful articles at the SHOOFTIE website. From → Uncategorized.
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Replacing spark plugs and spark plug wires | 1985 VW Vanagon
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A one man restoration job. The man with the spanner. Replacing spark plugs and spark plug wires. September 27, 2010. Spanking new spark plug wires (bought mine from. Quest Car Parts Ltd. Baricho road, Nairobi. They stock after market wires manufactured by. The OEM wires (original wires) are double the price! Gap pre-adjusted to vehicle’s specifications). Good pair of hands. Replacing the spark plugs. Locate a spark plug and remove the spark plug wire from that plug. Repeat procedure for all other plugs.
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Shopping for spare parts | 1985 VW Vanagon
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A one man restoration job. The man with the spanner. Shopping for spare parts. September 30, 2010. When I purchased my VW Vanagon in February 2010 I knew absolutely nothing about it! The first thing I realized was that there is nothing like a knowledgable and cheap mechanic! The problem was gone. And asked for all sorts of spare parts. When I finally found one they did not have, I requested them to recommend where else I would find it and the mentioned Impala Auto Spares. Their websites breakdown the ent...
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Pierburg 2E3 on a VW Vanagon | 1985 VW Vanagon
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A one man restoration job. The man with the spanner. Pierburg 2E3 on a VW Vanagon. June 13, 2011. Please refer to this link. For a schematic diagram of the pierburg 2E3 carb. I was too busy learning it to take any pictures.🙂. Solutions to common problems. This is the Pierburg 2E3’s Achilles heel. It has a choke mechanism that has always been misunderstood but this is the theory;. Image shamefully borrowed from http:/ www.gaznik.pl/zestaw pierburg 2e3.html. Open the throttle and position the fast idle ca...
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VW Vanagon Gear Shift Linkage | 1985 VW Vanagon
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A one man restoration job. The man with the spanner. VW Vanagon Gear Shift Linkage. October 26, 2011. Apologies for no pictures. One-man spanning has its drawbacks sometimes plus it was raining and frankly I forgot]. But lo and behold! At 8pm I was still under the car having gone through a whole range of problems like losing 1st and 2nd gear then gaining 2nd and losing reverse and 1st. My day was ruined, it was raining most of the time that afternoon and I was all alone. So what the hell was I to do?
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Know your van | 1985 VW Vanagon
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A one man restoration job. The man with the spanner. 19 L (1913 cc) (83 bhp) (Serial # DH) water-cooled (or “Wasserboxer”) engine used for the 1983 1/2 to 1985 models, which use a fuel injection system known as “Digijet” (Digital Jet-tronic). 19 L (1913 cc) (59 bhp) (Serial # DF) 8.6:1 compression ratio, 34-PICT carburetor. 19 L (1913 cc) (76 bhp) (Serial # DG) 8.6:1 compression ratio, 2E3 or 2E4 carburetor. 19 L (1913 cc) (55 bhp) (Serial # EY) 7.5:1 compression ratio, 34-PICT carburetor. The Wasserboxe...
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How the Vanagon engine works | 1985 VW Vanagon
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A one man restoration job. The man with the spanner. How the Vanagon engine works. June 13, 2011. It’s been a while since I updated this blog. While I was away my life was getting ruined by the world famous Pierburg 2E3 carburettor and some iffy engine timing. This is the story;. From → Uncategorized. Larr; 500km return trip to Mombasa. VW Vanagon Engine Timing →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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The man with the spanner | 1985 VW Vanagon
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A one man restoration job. The man with the spanner. The man with the spanner. My name is Mike. Self employed under Mindgem Concepts. A small ICT consultancy. The subject of this blog shall mainly be the van and once in a while about my wine red 2010 Bajaj Pulsar 180cc motorbike. Prior to having my current bike I had a blue Bajaj Pulsar XCD 125 for 2 years and I had a blog. On it as well. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Leave one →. October 11, 2010 12:53 am. October 25, 2010 8:20 am. Notify me of ne...
